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Griffin Spring

Griffin Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Griffin Spring is a spring in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,136 m. Horn Mountain stands 1,435 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Hog Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.29662, -106.37901

133 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Springs: 45
Peaks: 32
  • Poker Jim Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Wild Hog Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Horse Creek Buttes: 4.7 mi
  • Browns Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Pyramid Butte: 6.8 mi
Parks: 4
  • Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 4.9 mi
  • King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 10.4 mi
  • Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 22.3 mi
  • Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Griffin Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn MountainW 272°1,435 m24.7 mi
Cook Creek ButteWNW 299°1,368 m19.4 mi
Fisher ButteNNW 340°1,340 m18.9 mi
Poker Jim ButteNNE 19°1,326 m2.0 mi
Gardner ButteE 86°1,306 m24.8 mi
Diamond ButteE 98°1,301 m21.9 mi
Red ButteSSE 156°1,292 m20.1 mi
Bailey HillE 87°1,282 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1820:1220:58
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4315:3716:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535435262706959453324
Precip in0.50.70.91.92.92.71.71.11.11.40.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonnette 7 SW, 23 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1601732222826991,380584380302231213169

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tongue R at Birney Day School Br nr Birney MT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7291597389

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